Insomnia REST Client AlternativesOnly apps categorised as API Clients

The best API Client alternative to Insomnia REST Client is Bruno, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Insomnia REST Client and loads of them are API Clients so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting API Client alternatives to Insomnia REST Client are Postman, NativeRest, Yaak and Hoppscotch.

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  1. Bruno icon
     48 likes

    Lightweight open source API client offering offline API testing, local filesystem storage via plain text, version control compatibility with git, intuitive request management, privacy-first design, cross-platform support, minimal resource usage, and community-driven development.

    38 Bruno alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Visual Studio Code
     
  2. Postman icon
     178 likes

    Postman is a collaborative platform for API development that provides extensive tools for designing, testing, and documenting APIs. It allows API verification through requests, automated testing via Collection Runner, and offers both free and paid plans, catering to individuals and teams.

    97 Postman alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
     
  3. NativeRest icon
     96 likes

    Native desktop app for Windows offers high-performance REST and HTTP API testing, low memory and CPU use, custom methods, portable version, proxy support, multiple environments, code generation, multilingual interface, and import/export in light or dark themes.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Yaak icon
     18 likes

    The API client for modern developers. Call REST, GraphQL, and gRPC APIs from a simple and intuitive app.

    71 Yaak alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Hoppscotch icon
     42 likes

    Hoppscotch is an open-source API development ecosystem. It helps you create your requests faster, saving you precious time on your development.

    71 Hoppscotch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. HTTP Toolkit icon
     96 likes

    HTTP Toolkit is a beautiful, cross-platform & open-source HTTP(S) debugging proxy, analyzer & client, with built-in support for modern tools and automatic interception for clients from Docker to Android to iOS.

    50 HTTP Toolkit alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Docker
     
  7. Insomnium icon
     17 likes

    Insomnium is a fast local API testing tool that is privacy-focused and 100% local. For testing GraphQL, REST, WebSockets and gRPC. This is a fork of Kong/insomnia.

    28 Insomnium alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Insomnium vs Insomnia REST Client Comments
    oigres200
    Positive
    2

    It's an Insomnia fork without the user account requirements, it's more lightweight and respects user privacy.

    • Insomnium is Free and Open SourceInsomnia REST Client is Freemium and Open Source
  8. RapidAPI for Mac (formerly Paw) is a full-featured HTTP client that lets you test and describe the APIs you build or consume. It has a beautiful native macOS interface to compose requests, inspect server responses, generate client code and export API definitions.

    60 RapidAPI for Mac alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. soapUI icon
     59 likes

    Eviware, the maker of soapUI, Web Service Testing Leader

    soapUI is a tool for functional testing, mainly of web services like SOAP based web services and RESTful web services, but also HTTP based services and JMS Services as well as databases. soapUI is an open source and compl.

    82 soapUI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. API testing tool. Which allows web developers to create and test custom HTTP requests.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • AppImageHub
    • Google Chrome
    • Chromium
     
  11. Voiden.md icon
     6 likes

    Voiden.md is an offline-first, Git-native API workspace that unifies specs, docs, tests, and mocks using programmable Markdown blocks. Build APIs the way you actually work.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  12. All the user-friendliness of our Terminal version, now wrapped up in a sleek graphical interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Electron / Atom Shell
    • Flathub
     
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    HTTPie for Web & Desktop vs Insomnia REST Client Comments
    ikaz
    Negative
    0

    Requires an account before you're able to use it. If you're moving from Insomnia because they required accounts, this application may not be the one you're looking for.

    • HTTPie for Web & Desktop is Free and ProprietaryInsomnia REST Client is Freemium and Open Source
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